Thu Kamkasomphou

Thu Kamkasomphou
Kamkasomphou at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameThu Françoise Kamkasomphou
NationalityLaos
France
Born (1968-10-12) 12 October 1968 (age 56)
Savannakhet, Laos
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class8 (formerly 7 and 9)
Highest ranking1 (July 2007)
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney Singles C9
2008 Beijing Singles C8
2012 London Singles C8
2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C8
2000 Sydney Teams C6–10
2004 Athens Singles C9
2004 Athens Teams C6–10
2008 Beijing Teams C6–10
2020 Tokyo Singles C8
World Championships
2010 Gwangju Singles C8
2006 Montreux Singles C9
2018 Lasko Singles C8
2002 Taipei Singles C9
2006 Montreux Teams C9–10
2014 Beijing Singles C9
2014 Beijing Teams C6–8
European Championships
2001 Frankfurt Open singles standing
2001 Frankfurt Singles C9
2003 Zagreb Open singles standing
2003 Zagreb Singles C9
2005 Jesolo Singles C9
2007 Kranjska Gora Singles C8
2007 Kranjska Gora Teams C8
2009 Genoa Singles C8
2009 Genoa Teams C6–8
2011 Split Singles C8
2013 Lignano Singles C8
2013 Lignano Teams C6–8
2019 Helsingborg Singles C8
2001 Frankfurt Teams C10
2011 Split Teams C8
2017 Lasko Teams C6–8
2003 Zagreb Teams C10
2005 Jesolo Open singles standing
2005 Jesolo Teams C9–10
2007 Kranjska Gora Open singles standing
2015 Vejle Singles C8
2015 Vejle Teams C6–8

Thu Françoise Kamkasomphou (Lao: ທູ ຄຳຄະຊົມພູ, born 12 October 1968) is a Laotian-French para table tennis player. She has won eight Paralympic medals for France.

At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, she captured a gold medal in the class 9 event. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold in the class 8 event by defeating Sweden's Josefin Abrahamsson, three sets to nil.

She has polyarteritis nodosa.

References

  1. ^ a b "Kamkasomphou Thu - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Kamkasomphou Thu". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Kamkasomphou Thu - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Thu Kamkasomphou - JORFSearch". jorfsearch.steinertriples.ch. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Kamkasomphou Thu". Handiamo! (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  7. ^ a b "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Archived 25 May 2024 at archive.today
  8. ^ "Thu Kamkasomphou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Thu Kamkasomphou claims title of Table Tennis Women's Individual Class 8" Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Beijing Paralympic Games, 11 September 2008.


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